It seems that confessing some things is not as difficult as imagined. Chen Qizhao lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the two or three drops of sauce splashed on the edge of the rice plate. After a brief silence, his heart was rarely calm. It seemed that telling these things to Shen Yuhuai was not a bad thing.
Or rather, he had never expressed his preferences so directly. When he was with Shen Yuhuai in his previous life, the two of them had never deliberately discussed these things, and there was no need to hide them too much, because Shen Yuhuai had already seen his worst side, and he didn't have many good qualities. The embarrassed look is too terrible, the ridiculous look makes people stay away from you, time can easily wear away everything, and friendship may become unrecognizable because of various interests.
When I think back to the past, it seems so heavy, but now, it seems not worth mentioning. In this life, he will never be cornered by the flash lights of reporters and media again, nor will he hide in the narrow and cramped utility room downstairs of the company again. His reunion with Shen Yuhuai will not be so embarrassing that he will be covered in the smell of rotten eggs... He will not be taken to Shen Yuhuai's apartment and have an embarrassing new acquaintance with him.
And everything is fine in this life. Putting aside the messy conspiracy, it's like the beginning of a different life.
"The food is getting cold." Shen Yuhuai.
"Hmm." Chen Qizhao picked up the chicken wings. The half-cold chicken wings felt a bit sticky, but they didn't taste bad. They were much better than the cola chicken wings he and Yan Kailin usually ordered for takeout.
They were quite quiet during the meal, as neither of them were talkative types.
When he was almost done eating, Shen Yuhuai went to the front desk to pay the bill and came back with a glass of warm water.
"There happens to be warm water in the store." Shen Yuhuai put the cup of water next to his desk, "Take the medicine first."
The rice plate was more than half empty; Chen Qizhao had eaten a lot today.
Zhang Yazhi thoughtfully prepared two doses of medicine in the medicine bag. Chen Qizhao opened one of them and swallowed it with warm water.
After he took the medicine, there was a mint candy placed next to his right hand.
Chen Qizhao was slightly stunned, "Where did it come from?"
"The front desk." Shen Yuhuai.
Chen Qizhao looked towards the front row and saw what seemed to be colorful candies on the rattan plate on the counter.
He unwrapped the candy, put the mint candy between his lips and teeth, and the cool feeling quickly dissipated.
It doesn't taste as good as the one in the glass bottle, but it's barely sweet.
The two didn’t stay in the restaurant for long. After coming out, Shen Yuhuai wanted to go back to the research institute to get some things, and Chen Qizhao followed him. To enter the institute, one needs a temporary pass. The guard at the entrance registered his information. Chen Qizhao could not go into the experiment, so he could only stay in the rest area in the institute's lobby and wait for others.
“It may take half an hour.” Shen Yuhuai said.
Chen Qizhao said: "You go ahead and do your work. I'll play games here for a while."
There is no air conditioning in the hall of the institute, but the place behind is relatively cool, and the glass door leading in is not closed, so a cool breeze blows in.
The footsteps in the quiet hall were very clear. Shen Yuhuai swiped the access card from the glass door at the back and went in. Chen Qizhao listened to the other party's footsteps gradually fading away, and finally sat down closer to the glass door.
After Shen Yuhuai's career started to improve, he often had to do closed experiments or go on business trips. If he was close, it would be the Ninth Institute, and if he was far away, it might be a place in the north or south that he couldn't even name.
This feeling was a bit strange. Chen Qizhao couldn't help but think of the time when the two of them were together. Most of the time, it was Shen Yuhuai who picked him up after get off work. Occasionally, when he was free, he would go to the entrance of the institute to pick someone up. At most, he would say hello to the security guard and rarely come in.
The last time he came in was when He Shuhang came in.
Chen Qizhao sat there, not playing with his phone, but looking at the various information boards hanging on the walls of the hall.
The Ninth Research Institute is a famous research institute in S City and one of the best in the country. This type of research institute has joint cooperation with many domestic companies, including the research and development and use of some new materials. The cooperation with these companies is displayed in the hall through signs. It is located near S City, and most of the cooperation is with local companies, as well as some well-known companies that Chen Qizhao has heard of.
Chen Qizhao's attention stayed on it for a long time, until his cell phone rang, and he came back to his senses.
The anonymous email was displayed for a short while before it shrank back. Chen Qizhao retracted his gaze and lowered his head to open the email message.
Investigating the people related to Gu Shen involves many things. The Chen family has done much more investigation on this matter than Chen Qizhao expected. The detailed information basically turned up all of Gu Shen's background in S City. The information in the phone was information he had asked someone to investigate and bring back. It was about a gangster who had just been released from prison a while ago. This guy often committed burglaries.
Chen Qizhao flipped through all the information as usual and stopped when he saw the last piece of information.
This gangster often hangs out near Changyang Street.
Changyang Street.
Chen Qizhao was not unfamiliar with the place. Two commercial avenues north of Changyang Street, there was a branch of the Chen Group. He had started his business again in that place in his previous life, and it was also the location of his company's headquarters later. The most important point...his later home was also near Changyang Street. There is an upscale residential area behind Changyang Street, where he and Chen Shiming live.
Chen Qizhao lowered his eyes. When some things began to have traces, it was as if the uncertain things began to become controllable.
His finger paused on a phone, and a call request popped up on the phone page.
After the call was connected, a phone call that sounded like a report popped up.
Flowered shirt: "Boss, Gu Zhengsong is making a move. The person I was watching the past two days has taken action."
Chen Qizhao listened to the concise retelling of the man in the flowered shirt on the other end of the phone. His eyes rested on the marble background in the center of the hall. His fingers tapped on the armrests of the seats in an orderly manner, and the tapping sounds echoed subtly in the spacious environment.
Inside the institute, Shen Yuhuai finished talking to the administrator and handed the key of the laboratory back to him.
"Why are you coming here at this time?"
The administrator is too familiar with Shen Yuhuai. There are only a few people in the experimental group on this floor. Shen Yuhuai has the highest appearance in the group. In addition, he has outstanding abilities. Leaders often praise him several times when they come to visit. People from other experimental groups also asked him about Shen Yuhuai's situation. They were all very curious about this student with outstanding abilities and low profile.
After greeting him so many times, the administrator had a very good impression of him. Among the several experimental groups, Shen Yuhuai's group worked the most actively, and they were so busy recently that they worked day and night. There was an important experiment in June, and their experimental group opened permissions. Shen Yuhuai was often the first person to arrive at the laboratory and the last to leave.
Several times the administrator ran to the laboratory to chase people away before Shen Yuhuai left.
"Okay, the information is registered here." The administrator was registering Shen Yuhuai's entry and exit information and usage time, and chatted casually: "I heard that you were alone to catch up with the progress some time ago and even asked for leave. You are not so busy now. You came here specially to get the information... You don't have to be so busy in the new stage of your group, right?"
"I have something to do next week, so I can't come on Wednesday night." Shen Yuhuai.
The administrator was used to it. After registering, he returned the card to Shen Yuhuai, “Another leave?”
“Well, it’s my boyfriend’s birthday.” Shen Yuhuai took the card and said, “I’m leaving first.”
"It's my birthday, no wonder."
The administrator turned on a half-played TV series, and he was suddenly stunned when the background sound started.
etc? Shen Yuhuai is in love! ? Boy friend! ? He looked out hurriedly, and Shen Yuhuai’s figure had disappeared at the end of the corridor and entered the elevator.
On the way, Shen Yuhuai replied to Shen Xuelan’s message, and after leaving the laboratory building, he entered the exit hall.
But before he swiped his card to open the door, he saw from afar a boy sitting quietly in a long row of empty seats in the hall, apparently looking at his phone. Shen Yuhuai stopped his action and did not swipe the card. He stood in front of the glass door and looked at the other party's actions. He was not playing games, but seemed to be looking at something.
Shen Yuhuai looked at it for a long time before swiping the card.
The sound of the glass door opening attracted the boy's attention. He turned off his phone and looked over. Shen Yuhuai noticed the other party's actions, walked closer and asked, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
“I didn’t wait long.” Chen Qizhao stood up and saw the folder in Shen Yuhuai’s hand, “Have you taken everything?”
"Take it and print out some information." Shen Yuhuai glanced sideways, his eyes resting on his hands, "Didn't you play games?"
Chen Qizhao paused for a moment, and was about to come up with an excuse to fool around when he saw Shen Yuhuai walking towards the vending machine in the hall.
After a while, the other party came over with two bottles of water, a bottle of coffee and a bottle of Coke.
Shen Yuhuai handed him the Coke, “The refrigeration effect of the vending machine here is average, the Coke is not that cold.”
Chen Qizhao took the Coke and said, "I didn't play any games."
Shen Yuhuai unscrewed the lid of the iced coffee and looked at him when he heard the sound.
The can of Coke opened with a slurp, Chen Qizhao took a sip and said simply, "I read an email and made a phone call, that's all."
His tone was flat, as if he was simply saying something, briefly summarizing what he had done in the twenty minutes or so he was away.
Shen Yuhuai suddenly laughed.
Chen Qizhao raised his eyes slightly to look at him, and noticed the smile hidden under his glasses, "What are you laughing at?"
"No." Shen Yuhuai said, "You don't have to tell me so much."
"That's what I wanted to say." Chen Qizhao took two more sips of Coke, "I'm not lying to you."
There was no one else in the hall. The originally cool breeze brought a bit of heat, making people's fingers itchy.
Chen Qizhao drank a few sips of Coke and felt that the cooling effect of this vending machine was indeed not good. He glanced at Shen Yuhuai and asked, "Can I kiss you?"
The mixed taste of cola and coffee has an indescribable bitterness.
In City B, when Gu Zhengsong came out of the Gu headquarters, he seemed to still hear the sarcasm and ridicule of some people in the conference room. The Gu family had made up their minds. In this routine meeting, Old Master Gu handed over the most important business of the group to Gu Zhengxun. People within the Gu company have begun to re-align themselves, and those who originally stood on Gu Zhengsong's side have also gradually changed their attitudes.
Due to the constraints of the external environment, it seems difficult to do anything, just like the Pengkang Building mentioned in today's meeting, and the proud Gu Zhengxun was showing off to him.
"Boss, what about the old man..." the elite man asked.
Gu Zhengsong knew that the current situation was no longer as good as before, and Gu Zhengxun took advantage of the situation to cause trouble for him everywhere, "Have you arranged everything I asked you to do before?"
"I passed the message to Gu Shen's people yesterday." The elite man checked the time, "They should have taken action already."
The open-air parking lot and the commercial building are backed by a bustling commercial district, and people are coming and going outside the parking lot. It was the afternoon working hours, and people who had finished their lunch break were entering the commercial building one after another. The Chen Group is located in the middle of the commercial district. Black vehicles passed the license plates in front of the underground parking lot and drove into the parking lot one after another.
Chen Shiming got out of the car after finishing his socializing. Assistant Xu next to him used the spare time to confirm the progress of the trip with his boss: "There is a meeting on the 17th floor in the afternoon. We need to confirm the progress of the C-14 project with City Y at 4 o'clock..."
As the two were talking, two people suddenly emerged from the vehicle next to them in the distance. The people who had been lurking for a long time were heavily dressed and rushed directly towards Chen Shiming with weapons in hand. Chen Shiming, who was the first to react, grabbed Assistant Xu beside him, and the two of them took two steps back towards the car, using the car's barrier to avoid the opponent's knife edge.
When the attackers saw that Chen Shiming reacted so quickly, they knew they had received an order to kidnap Chen Shiming. I had been staking out my position since yesterday and had received news that Chen Shiming might be left alone for a social event at noon, so I waited in his fixed parking space early in order to ambush and catch him in advance.
"They're heading for the elevator. Have the others stop them and don't let them leave the garage."
The parking lot was vast. They watched Chen Shiming retreat towards the exit of the parking lot. Just as they were about to take out their guns from their pockets, several people immediately rushed out from behind a parking door in the parking lot. These people were wearing bulletproof equipment, and the leader rushed over and suppressed them.
Chen Shiming hid in a safe place under the protection of the police. When he saw the police subduing the man, he politely said thank you, "Just two people?"
"There were three more in the elevator. We've caught them all. Don't worry," said the police officer.
When Special Assistant Xu saw his superior communicating calmly with other police officers, he was even more worried. They had been keeping an eye on Gu Shen's people, so when several people gathered together, they immediately realized that something was wrong.
The boss leaked the information to the police in advance, and then they worked together to prepare this temporary plan. The purpose was to catch the remaining people in one fell swoop. They were keeping an eye on these people from beginning to end, and they were all secret agents that Gu Shen left in S City who had not been exposed.
"Are they from the Shen family?" Chen Shiming asked again.
Police officer: "The few we were watching have been dealt with, don't worry."
Special Assistant Xu had been waiting nearby, and even though he was wearing a bulletproof vest under his suit, the lingering fear still made him a little scared.
"Oh, by the way, was it your people who called the police?" The police officer watched his colleagues arrest those people and put them into the car, and suddenly remembered something, "Just over an hour ago, someone called the police station and said that they found a few sneaky people sneaking into the underground parking lot in the business district here."
Chen Shiming paused and turned to look at Special Assistant Xu.
Special Assistant Xu immediately said: "No one here called the police."
Besides, they couldn't call the police. They didn't tell anyone about this matter. Only a few people close to Chen Shiming knew about it, and they didn't reveal any clues to anyone. Knowing that the other party was lurking, they had also contacted and communicated with the criminal police team. Would anyone still call the police at this time?
"Could there be something wrong?" Chen Shiming frowned slightly.
"We had suspected this before. When we received the information, we immediately contacted the person who called the police. The person who called the police is still sitting in the police station." The police officer looked at the clothes and appearance of the arrested people in the distance. They were indeed very similar to the description of the person who called the police. "It seems that the suspicious objects they described in the police report should be these few people."
The man was caught, and Chen Shiming followed him to the police station and met the person who called the police.
The person who called the police looked like an ordinary college student, wearing a hat and with a camera next to him. The police officer who was communicating with him was taking notes, but Chen Shiming's attention was on his camera.
"Hey, seriously, isn't there a female celebrity holding an event in the commercial district over there? It's normal for people in our line of work to wear cameras and take photos." The 'college student' continued: "I saw those people sneaking into the parking lot, covering their belongings with cloth bags. I showed you the photos, I wasn't lying to you."
The 'college student' who called the police was a professional paparazzi. He called the police immediately after discovering the problem. There were also photos in his camera, and it seemed that there was no problem at all.
Chen Shiming's eyes darkened slightly when he saw this, and then he said, "Thank you for your hard work. If you have any questions, you can contact me."
After coming out of the police station, Special Assistant Xu knew that his boss would have to deal with company matters next.
The cooperation with Gu Zhengxun is on the right track. The public opinion crisis caused by Lin some time ago has taken a new turn after the press conference. Chen's problems are still too big, and some loopholes cannot be adjusted in a few months or half a year. The cooperation with Pengkang Building can be said to have solved the urgent problem, allowing Chen to get a more stable turnaround under such circumstances.
In addition to dealing with Gu Shen's affairs, what Chen Shiming has done most during this period is to get the Chen family back on track step by step.
Special Assistant Xu told the police about what happened, and then said, "The criminal police team said that they might send people to protect us in the near future. What happened today, and Gu Zhengsong's attitude after he came out was too quiet, they still have a high degree of suspicion on Gu Zhengsong, so we should pay attention to safety during this period and try not to be alone."
Chen Shiming did not walk far, but stood and called home.
After getting through to Zhang Yazhi, he learned that Chen Qizhao and Shen Yuhuai had gone to school.
"Okay, I got it." Chen Shiming hung up the phone and asked, "Has the Second Young Master done anything recently?"
"I gave the information to Xiao Zhou as usual. There was nothing unusual when I met the Second Young Master." Special Assistant Xu knew that ever since the previous incident at Lin's Medical, his superiors had been very concerned about the Second Young Master's attitude towards handling certain things, and seemed to be worried that the Second Young Master would make some risky moves again.
But in fact, Chen Qizhao has been very easy to talk to recently, so easy that even Special Assistant Xu is a little uncomfortable with it. There is no extra work for him, and he comes back relaxed every time after delivering the materials. He is used to Chen Qizhao's unpredictable and unrestrained orders. Now that he sees that the other party has lost his spoiled and arrogant appearance, if Xiao Zhou had not been busy, he almost thought that Chen Qizhao had become a different person.
"Is there anything happening at school recently?" Chen Shiming asked.
Special Assistant Xu looked at his boss cautiously: "Second Young Master should be dealing with leave requests. Today is the last day for faculty and staff at S University to work."
Chen Shiming frowned slightly. He could just let someone else handle this matter. Why did he have to go there in person?
Besides, he left home this morning, so how could he have finished his work by this time? Why didn’t he go home?
"Boss, the driver is here." Special Assistant Xu looked at the boss.
Chen Shiming responded and dialed Chen Qizhao's number, but a cold female voice popped out from the receiver, and the other party was on the phone.
"Boss?" Special Assistant Xu.
Chen Shiming hung up his phone and caught a glimpse of the "college student" walking out from the side.
A man in a floral shirt had his arm around the college student's shoulders and seemed to be talking on the phone while walking.
Noticing Chen Shiming's gaze, the man in the flowered shirt looked over and nodded familiarly, then quickened his pace.
"Who is that person?" Chen Shiming asked.
Special Assistant Xu had just seen the man in the lobby and said, "The boss of the paparazzi heard that his employee was detained, so he came to pick him up."
As the people got farther and farther away, the man in the flowered shirt quickened his pace and left Chen Shiming's sight. He said to the person on the phone, "Well, everything has been resolved. The police should have been prepared. I saw Chen Shiming, the young Chen from Chen Corporation, was there too."
"Boss, don't worry. Being a positive and enthusiastic citizen and calling the police are two different things from collecting intelligence. In this regard, I am quite capable." The man in the flowered shirt informed his boss immediately after receiving the news. He thought the boss wanted them to do something, but the boss asked them to call the police immediately. It is indeed troublesome for them to have contact with the police when doing private intelligence, but this kind of reporting to the police is another matter.
"How much will the boss give for calling the police?" the younger brother asked.
Flowered shirt hung up the phone, "Calling the police also costs money, are you greedy for money?"
"Well, what else?" The younger brother said, "I drank two pots of tea in there and went to the toilet three times."
The man in the flowered shirt poked him with his elbow and said, "It's okay, it's just this once. Others haven't had this experience yet."
Younger brother: "The tea is a bit bitter and not tasty."
The man in the flowered shirt glanced at Chen Shiming thoughtfully, "Don't worry, I'll treat you to a good meal at noon."
In a shopping mall not far from S University, amid the bustling crowds, Chen Qizhao hung up the phone.
He lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the messages on his phone, deleting some of them directly. Gu Zhengsong must have taken action by using Gu Shen's connections, and all of Gu Shen's connections were under the attention of the Chen family and the Shen family. Although he knew that Chen Shiming might have made some arrangements, he still felt uneasy if some things were not done.
I'm used to having everything arranged, but now it seems a little different.
Not long after hanging up the phone, another call came in.
When Chen Qizhao saw Chen Shiming's name, his gaze paused for a moment, and he quickly answered the call: "Hello?"
"Where are you?" Chen Shiming asked straight to the point.
"Shopping mall." Chen Qizhao said in a normal tone, his eyes following the direction.
There were people coming and going in the mall. There were quite a few people standing at the entrance of the cinema on the 4th floor. There were even more people at the counter. A man wearing a clean grey T-shirt stood out in the crowd. There seemed to be several people next to him looking at him and whispering.
Shen Yuhuai didn't care about the eyes of the people around him, and calmly ordered the order. The counter clerk walked to the popcorn machine.
Chen Qizhao added: "Watch a movie."
Chen Shiming: "What movie?"
Chen Qizhao paused, "Why are you asking so many questions?"
Chen Shiming didn't say anything, as if waiting for his reply.
Chen Qizhao glanced at the movie ticket in his hand, found the name of the movie, and said casually, "Dawn of the Sea."
Under the scorching sun, two men in suits stood at the door of the police station, one was on the phone and the other was watching.
Special Assistant Xu stood nearby and watched his boss answer the phone with a serious face. His expression changed from serious to a little strange.
He looked at his boss nervously, repeatedly recalling whether there was something wrong in his previous words. Was there really something strange about the Second Young Master that he didn't notice?
The longer the call lasted, the more nervous Special Assistant Xu became.
Until the boss hung up the phone, he asked unexpectedly: "What is the sea line dawn?"
Special Assistant Xu's excellent knowledge reserve was stuck for a moment, but he quickly searched the Internet and read it carefully on his phone: "A new movie that was just released this month, directed by Tang You, starring Zhang Qi and Jiang Youyou, tells the story of a young man and woman trapped on an island..."
"A romance movie?" Chen Shiming frowned.
Special Assistant Xu nodded: "A romance movie."
Chen Shiming: “It looks good?”
“Rating 6.0.”
Special Assistant Xu replied tactfully: "According to normal film and television ratings, this rating is called... a bad movie by netizens."
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